Breaches and Hacks Archive
A recent survey by the Danish Society of Engineers’ IT subsidiary, IDA-it, concluded that two thirds of businesses had experienced a cyber attack, and that up to one in eight cyber attacks carried out against Danish organisations are successful. IDA-it …
Phishing is one of the biggest threats that individuals and organisations face, but do you know what they are, what they look like, and where to look for them? In the broadest sense, phishing is any attempt to pose as …
“Is today’s software more vulnerable?” asks the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA). This question was posed shortly after researchers uncovered potentially industry-wide vulnerabilities in 4G LTE protocol, an incident that is far from exceptional. The National …
A team of researchers have uncovered critical flaws in 4G LTE protocol that could be exploited to intercept phone calls and text messages, knock devices offline, track devices’ locations and spoof emergency alerts. The vulnerabilities, which were identified in a …
If your organisation collects cardholder data, you need to comply with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). The Standard was designed to help organisations manage card payments securely, and is regulated by major card brands (Visa, Mastercard, …
With the rapid growth of cryptocurrency comes a demand for digital wallets. This has led to increased criminal activity. SpriteCoin is advertised as a digital wallet to keep cryptocurrency safe but is in fact ransomware, according to cybersecurity researchers Fortinet. …
Nearly three million Norwegians have possibly had their personal information compromised following a systems breach of the Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority (Helse Sør-Øst RHF). The Norwegian healthcare sector’s national information security centre, HelseCERT, noticed that something …
Netflix users have once again been targeted by another sophisticated email scam. The new phishing scam targets users in an attempt to harvest their credit card details. Australian cyber security company MailGuard first spotted the email, which reads: “We attempted …
Malware called AdultSwine, which displays ads with pornographic content, has been discovered in 60 games on the Google Play Store. Many of these games were designed for children. Security company Check Point discovered the malware and reported it to Google, …
Most organisations will suffer a data breach in the next year, whether it’s caused by a malicious actor or a careless employee. There are no defences you can put in place to eradicate breaches, but there are steps you can …
